Sudden Death Win for Ko

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Sudden Death Win for Ko in SSLPGA Classic Defense.

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The winner of the LPGA Swinging Skirts 2015 Classic Lydia Ko

Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco, CA held their second Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic contest on April 26, 2015. This event is co-sanctioned with the Taiwan LPGA and sponsored by the Swinging Skirts Golf Team, a non-profit group based in Taiwan comprised of male and female amateurs who seek to grow the game of golf around the world by sponsoring top women’s golf tournaments and top female players.

The story of Ko’s surge from three back at the beginning of the fourth round makes news, but it doesn’t give a feeling about the rivalry that took place during the tournament. To this end, we hope to provide a different view. We have grouped the completed rounds by total scores as compared to the final rankings at the end of this article for your reference.

At the end of Round One: Lydia Ko is on top of the board but eventual top-finishers like Shanshan Feng and Min Seo Kwak have yet to clear the field. Ha Na Jang, P.K. Kongkraphan and Juli Inkster have played the rounds of their lives…falling only one shot off the leader’s pace.

At the end of Round Two: Brooke M. Henderson is riding a rocket. She has vaulted from three back to establish a two-stroke lead over her fellow golfers. Her coattails carry Na Yeon Choi, Sakura Yokomine and Yueer Cindy Feng to the top of the leaderboard as the former #2, #3 and #4 fade.

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Brooke Henderson Final round

At the end of Round Three: We are still agog of Ms. Henderson. She is still atop the leaderboard and holding off heavy competition in the personage of Morgan Pressel, Min Seo Kwak and Lydia Ko. Would the dream come true? Our award for “pulling it together” goes to Amy Yang and Ha Na Jang who found four and five shots (respectively) in the final round which pulled them into a tie with Stacy Lewis for sixth.

At the end of the Final Round: Lydia Ko and Morgan Pressel ran neck and neck to the finish and, while so, doing clipped the wings of Ms. Henderson who, despite the unseating, took home $132,721.00 for her efforts. A sudden death was played for the top two golfers: Lydia Ko and Morgan Pressel. Ko sank a birdie on the second hole and took the $300,000.00 winning purse. First round phenoms Min Seo Kwak (-6) and Shanshan Feng (-5) resurfaced to round out the top five after a troubling day two.

This year’s Classic involved surprises and comebacks. At the end of two rounds it appeared as it any one of ten golfers could have taken the win. But with steely focus and no short measure of professional skill, the top five found their deserved spots. We at Image and Style Magazine congratulate Ms. Ko on her win and wish her the best as she builds her season points total.

Race to the CME: This is a season-long competition in which LPGA members accumulate points in every official LPGA tournament. Their goal is to become the CME Globe Champion by the end of LPGA season which is marked by the CME Group Tour Championship. The CME Group is probably more familiar to readers as the Chicago Mercantile and Exchange (Chicago, IL.) – the underwriters of the $2.0 million prize funding.

Sponsor: CTBC Bank Corp. – a subsidiary of CTBC Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. based in Taiwan – has 147 branches throughout Taiwan and 68 overseas outlets located in the U.S., Canada, Japan, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and China.

First Round Play
Final First
Standing Player Name Round
1 Lydia Ko 67
6T Ha Na Jang 68
13T P.K. Kongkraphan 68
15T Juli Inkster 68
2 Morgan Pressel 69
6T Stacy Lewis 69
11T Na Yeon Choi 69
26T Caroline Hedwall 69
3 Brooke M. Henderson 70
5 Shanshan Feng 70
15T Moriya Jutanugarn 70
18T Tiffany Joh 70
18T Julieta Granada 70
18T Yueer Cindy Feng 70
11T Sakura Yokomine 71
18T Cristie Kerr 71
18T Hyo Joo Kim 71
18T Minjee Lee 71
4 Min Seo Kwak 72
6T Amy Yang 72
15T Gerina Piller 72
18T Q Baek 73
18T Inbee Park 73
26T Ai Miyazato 73
9T Mirim Lee 74
9T Sei Young Kim 74
13T Sandra Gal 74
26T Michelle Wie 75

Second Round Play
Final First Second 2nd Round
Standing Player Name Round Round Subtotal
3 Brooke M. Henderson 70 65 135
11T Na Yeon Choi 69 68 137
11T Sakura Yokomine 71 67 138
18T Yueer Cindy Feng 70 68 138
1 Lydia Ko 67 72 139
4 Min Seo Kwak 72 67 139
6T Ha Na Jang 68 71 139
18T Julieta Granada 70 69 139
5 Shanshan Feng 70 70 140
6T Amy Yang 72 68 140
6T Stacy Lewis 69 71 140
18T Tiffany Joh 70 70 140
2 Morgan Pressel 69 72 141
13T Sandra Gal 74 67 141
26T Caroline Hedwall 69 72 141
9T Mirim Lee 74 68 142
15T Juli Inkster 68 74 142
15T Moriya Jutanugarn 70 72 142
9T Sei Young Kim 74 69 143
18T Minjee Lee 71 72 143
26T Ai Miyazato 73 70 143
13T P.K. Kongkraphan 68 76 144
18T Hyo Joo Kim 71 73 144
18T Inbee Park 73 71 144
15T Gerina Piller 72 73 145
18T Cristie Kerr 71 74 145
18T Q Baek 73 72 145
26T Michelle Wie 75 74 149

Third Round Play
Final First Second Third 3rd Round
Standing Player Name Round Round Subtotal Round Subtotal
3 Brooke M. Henderson 70 65 135 72 207
2 Morgan Pressel 69 72 141 67 208
4 Min Seo Kwak 72 67 139 69 208
1 Lydia Ko 67 72 139 71 210
5 Shanshan Feng 70 70 140 71 211
6T Stacy Lewis 69 71 140 71 211
9T Sei Young Kim 74 69 143 70 213
13T Sandra Gal 74 67 141 72 213
15T Moriya Jutanugarn 70 72 142 72 214
18T Tiffany Joh 70 70 140 74 214
18T Julieta Granada 70 69 139 75 214
18T Yueer Cindy Feng 70 68 138 76 214
6T Amy Yang 72 68 140 75 215
9T Mirim Lee 74 68 142 73 215
11T Sakura Yokomine 71 67 138 77 215
11T Na Yeon Choi 69 68 137 78 215
13T P.K. Kongkraphan 68 76 144 71 215
6T Ha Na Jang 68 71 139 77 216
15T Juli Inkster 68 74 142 75 217
18T Inbee Park 73 71 144 73 217
18T Minjee Lee 71 72 143 74 217
15T Gerina Piller 72 73 145 73 218
18T Hyo Joo Kim 71 73 144 74 218
26T Caroline Hedwall 69 72 141 77 218
18T Q Baek 73 72 145 74 219
18T Cristie Kerr 71 74 145 75 220
26T Ai Miyazato 73 70 143 77 220
26T Michelle Wie 75 74 149 72 221

Final Round Play
Final 1st 2nd 1st+2nd Third 1st->3rd Fourth 1st->4th
Standing Player Name Round Round Subtotal Round Subtotal Round Total
1 Lydia Ko 67 72 139 71 210 70 280
2 Morgan Pressel 69 72 141 67 208 72 280
3 Brooke M. Henderson 70 65 135 72 207 74 281
4 Min Seo Kwak 72 67 139 69 208 74 282
5 Shanshan Feng 70 70 140 71 211 72 283
6T Ha Na Jang 68 71 139 77 216 68 284
6T Amy Yang 72 68 140 75 215 69 284
6T Stacy Lewis 69 71 140 71 211 73 284
9T Mirim Lee 74 68 142 73 215 70 285
9T Sei Young Kim 74 69 143 70 213 72 285
11T Sakura Yokomine 71 67 138 77 215 71 286
11T Na Yeon Choi 69 68 137 78 215 71 286
13T P.K. Kongkraphan 68 76 144 71 215 72 287
13T Sandra Gal 74 67 141 72 213 74 287
15T Gerina Piller 72 73 145 73 218 70 288
15T Juli Inkster 68 74 142 75 217 71 288
15T Moriya Jutanugarn 70 72 142 72 214 74 288
18T Cristie Kerr 71 74 145 75 220 69 289
18T Q Baek 73 72 145 74 219 70 289
18T Hyo Joo Kim 71 73 144 74 218 71 289
18T Inbee Park 73 71 144 73 217 72 289
18T Minjee Lee 71 72 143 74 217 72 289
18T Tiffany Joh 70 70 140 74 214 75 289
18T Julieta Granada 70 69 139 75 214 75 289
18T Yueer Cindy Feng 70 68 138 76 214 75 289
26T Michelle Wie 75 74 149 72 221 69 290
26T Ai Miyazato 73 70 143 77 220 70 290
26T Caroline Hedwall 69 72 141 77 218 72 290

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